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has fallen in terms of generosity behind new zealand, ireland, australia, canada, the u.s. is tied for fifth place now with switzerland. >>> education secretary arnie duncan was at a d.c. high school to announce this year's list of blue ribbon schools. they are being recognized for efforts to raise achievement levels of disadvantaged and minority students. 300 schools were named. you can see the full list on our website tonight at nightly.msnbc.com. we also learned today u.s. fighter jets were nearly launched last month to shoot down an unmanned navy drone that had gone astray in the air space near the nation's capital. the admiral in charge of the northern command said he was in the operations center when controllers lost contact with the drone on radar and it flew into restricted air space. just as the fighter aircraft were about to launch apparently the navy managed to reprogram the drone and bring it back. >>> on wall street today, stocks finished modestly higher on a very light trading day. the dow finished up just over 28 points. when our broadcast continues tonight f
has fallen in terms of generosity behind new zealand, ireland, australia, canada, the u.s. is tied for fifth place now with switzerland. >>> education secretary arnie duncan was at a d.c. high school to announce this year's list of blue ribbon schools. they are being recognized for efforts to raise achievement levels of disadvantaged and minority students. 300 schools were named. you can see the full list on our website tonight at nightly.msnbc.com. we also learned today u.s. fighter...
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it will be 1,000 miles into canada by this time tomorrow night. what do we owe for the nice timely shredding of this big storm? >> well, it was a combination of things, brian. the storm went through a cycle. it was a weakening ski ining cyt came to cape hatteras and the jet stream affected it. there's where the hurricane force sustained winds were. only about 60 miles off of cape hatteras last night. these were the hurricane-force gusts. we got 82, 83 mile an hour gusts on the cape. it did what it was supposed to do and we were just lucky. this is going to be one of those "could have been worse" situations. here we go into mid evening tonight. there you see tropical storm-force winds on cape cod there, the very tip of long island and the hurricane-force winds stay offshore. then late tonight and into early tomorrow, the end of the cape gets clipped and so does nantucket. there's still going to be problems there. even in the metro boston area, they have a flash flood watch for the boston providence corridor from fringe effects. by morning it's done
it will be 1,000 miles into canada by this time tomorrow night. what do we owe for the nice timely shredding of this big storm? >> well, it was a combination of things, brian. the storm went through a cycle. it was a weakening ski ining cyt came to cape hatteras and the jet stream affected it. there's where the hurricane force sustained winds were. only about 60 miles off of cape hatteras last night. these were the hurricane-force gusts. we got 82, 83 mile an hour gusts on the cape. it...
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in harlem, jeffrey canada has spent his career raising money to run his public charter school like a private school. >> we can't afford as a nation, to put them as expenses the taxpayers have to pay for. >> reporter: it is happening in chicago at urban prep academy. the entire senior class graduated and all are college bound. >> what we do at the school is we have an extended school day. we have an extended school year. we set high expectations, we give the students an opportunity, a path way, a road map to meet those expectations. >> reporter: a nationwide governor in 40 states agreed it is time to raise the common core standards for children at every grade level to make sure they're on track for graduation and beyond. brian? >> kind of a national embarrassment, ton of reasons why this has happened. if you're watching this at home tonight, you're probably thinking, how could we possibly fix this? >> the obama administration has a plan, a contest they call race to the top, $4 billion they want to award to those states that do certain things. link teacher pay to student performance. i
in harlem, jeffrey canada has spent his career raising money to run his public charter school like a private school. >> we can't afford as a nation, to put them as expenses the taxpayers have to pay for. >> reporter: it is happening in chicago at urban prep academy. the entire senior class graduated and all are college bound. >> what we do at the school is we have an extended school day. we have an extended school year. we set high expectations, we give the students an...
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in the u.s. 95% of pest control companies reported bed bug infestations in the past year. 98% in canada, 92% in europe. few things reproduce like a blood-thirsty bed bug. >> in january i put about 30 bed bugs in this jar. we estimate there are probably 2,000 in there now. >> reporter: there is no evidence bed bugs carry any diseases. you might keep them out by using a sealed mattress cover. getting rid of them isn't easy. steaming, vacuuming, baking, freezing and snuffing them out can get expensive. the advice from the experts -- >> when they get to the point where they are in that furniture like that, throw it away. get new furniture. get rid of it. >> reporter: this summer plenty of people would love to do that. tom costello, nbc news, washington. >> up next, quayle is back in the headlines. then you're ready for new zegerid otc. zegerid otc is the first 24-hour treatment ever with two active ingredients: prescription-strength medicine plus a protective ingredient that shields the medicine from stomach acid so it's effectively absorbed. just one zegerid otc capsule a day can relieve y
in the u.s. 95% of pest control companies reported bed bug infestations in the past year. 98% in canada, 92% in europe. few things reproduce like a blood-thirsty bed bug. >> in january i put about 30 bed bugs in this jar. we estimate there are probably 2,000 in there now. >> reporter: there is no evidence bed bugs carry any diseases. you might keep them out by using a sealed mattress cover. getting rid of them isn't easy. steaming, vacuuming, baking, freezing and snuffing them out...